Lack Of Activity...
Posted 6 years agoLast journal was three months ago, last bit of art a month. I'm sorry for the lack of activity here, I'm still very much a furry/babyfur/littlefur and I've posted a few things elsewhere. The lack of attention after nearly a full year of posting art and being active, coupled with the lack of similarly interested/minded furs has just made me feel more comfortable keeping a small, private few friends. I'll still post art and be active I'm sure, just if you don't see much for a bit it's nothing to worry about.
~Kitter
~Kitter
Another Update On Things
Posted 7 years agoHey again, just thought another update was in order since I haven't posted a lot recently. As I said, I was sick and as of now I'm still out of my anti-anxiety stuff, I also tend to just feel really dead in the first month of the New Year after the holidays and such. I'll try to post as soon as I can, I've also been having issues with getting my art scanned (Had to refurbish an old Win98 desktop for basic stuff and it won't play nice with my HP ScanJet without the incredibly illusive driver). I refuse to post pics taken with a camera though, I've got too high of standarda for that and no mater what it never turns out even half decent. That's the thing with me, I may not be really all that popular but at least I try to have quality control, another reason I don't post a lot of messy or wet art, it just seems well...kinda one note to me. Not to mention everyone else does it and there's honestly no reason for me to contribute something that's been done before, even if it is very popular and successful in a lot of circumstances. Anyway, aside from that just know that I'm still drawing and plan to post more stuff soon, as I said before I would never leave this community.
~Kitter
~Kitter
Happy New Year
Posted 7 years agoTo all of you from the bottom of my heart. I know I haven't posted in a while, I've just been so sick and then on top of that I've been having some horrible anxiety and am low on my anti-anxiety stuff. I've been drawing and browsing all the same though, I'll never leave this community no matter how niche my art is or how many low quality, copy-pasted YCH commissions I have to sift through in order to find good art. I've been here for seven years and I plan to stay here for many, many more, the passion for all things cubby and fun is alive and well inside my heart.
Out Of Town
Posted 7 years agoI'm going to an Indian casino with my family for a couple days so I won't be here to post art or anything until Wednesday. Not bringing any sort of electronic device since this is meant to be a leisurely getaway. I get a room to myself the second night so you'd better bet I'm gonna have some cub time too :3
December Update
Posted 7 years agoBeen a while since I updated everyone on the status of things around here so I guess now is as good a time as any :3. As some of you have no doubt noticed I've done some new holiday art and I've also brought out a few previously unreleased pics too, all will be releasing sometime between now and Christmas. Also, new holiday icon too for extra festivity :3 Anyway, happy holidays, love you all!
Thanks!
Posted 7 years agoIt seems that I've really been popular this last week or so, I've gotten several watches and a whole buncha favorites! Thanks so much to all my new and old watchers for the support, I'm glad so many of you enjoy what I do. A year ago I would've never dreamed there was anyone else out there interested in this kind of thing butI've thankfully been proven wrong. Again. thanks so much to all of you, i've got 41 watchers now and nearly a thousand favorites, those numbers are astonishing to me. Also for those who remember my planned website, I'm close to having it up and running once me and someone else figure out how to do it. That's a topic for another journal, as I said though again, I'm honored, thank you all so much for everything.
Boards Of Canada...
Posted 7 years agoAre a really great band! I've been listening to them on and off throughout the last few months and their music really seems to strike a chord in me somewhere. I've honestly never been big on electronic music in general but I've got to make an exception for them, I wouldn't consider them electronic personally, in fact I don't know what I'd consider them. Not that it matters though, all I'm saying is if you like nostalgic stuff like me and need to relax then give them a bit of a listen. Personally I'd recommend Music Has The Right To Children & In A Beautiful Place In The Country as an introduction to their stuff. All around just a really calming selection of music that may or may not strike a chord in you as well.
Ask Me Stuff!
Posted 7 years agoAnyone have any questions? I'm in a really happy, talkative mood right now and would love to answer some questions!
Floor Tiles!
Posted 7 years agoBeen enjoying these tiles for the past week on my floor, good price and good quality, really goes a long way in making you feel all little and cubby. If you've got a bit extra to spend and some free floor space pick yourself up a set! Not sponsored or anything, I just really love these tiles :3
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D7SS1X.....UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D7SS1X.....UTF8&psc=1
Supplementaries?
Posted 7 years agoDoes anybody have an interest in additional ways to connect, view content, and just generally get to know me? I don't use stuff like Twitter or Instagram because well, honestly I don't see the point, I know everybody and their mother has a page on those sites nowadays but I really don't feel the need to have one myself. No, I was thinking more longform content, personal things and the like, just as a way to connect with you all in a more personal way than art and journals. One thing that bothers me is the fact that you don't really have a person to put to the art, you don't know much about me.
So, that's where these additional things come in, other places you can visit to connect and learn more about me. I was thinking primarily of three things, firstly, creating a blog where you can read up on what I'm doing and where I can just share cool stuff I've found and think you all might find interesting as well. Secondly, some kind of online journal where I can share my thoughts, like LiveJournal in a way, I've always loved the idea of that but unfortunately LiveJournal itself isn't what it used to be in terms of usability or security, if I could find a good alternative though then it might be a good idea. Lastly, a website like I've talked about a few times before, I could probably get a server up and running to host it and there you could see a bunch of really neat things you might otherwise miss out on.
I'm asking you all to give me feedback on these ideas, are they something intriguing that could help augment my artwork or are they just pointless offshoots with little potential? Let me know!
So, that's where these additional things come in, other places you can visit to connect and learn more about me. I was thinking primarily of three things, firstly, creating a blog where you can read up on what I'm doing and where I can just share cool stuff I've found and think you all might find interesting as well. Secondly, some kind of online journal where I can share my thoughts, like LiveJournal in a way, I've always loved the idea of that but unfortunately LiveJournal itself isn't what it used to be in terms of usability or security, if I could find a good alternative though then it might be a good idea. Lastly, a website like I've talked about a few times before, I could probably get a server up and running to host it and there you could see a bunch of really neat things you might otherwise miss out on.
I'm asking you all to give me feedback on these ideas, are they something intriguing that could help augment my artwork or are they just pointless offshoots with little potential? Let me know!
1000 Page Views!
Posted 7 years agoAs I type this my counter has officially rolled over to quad-digits!
To be fair here I did have a few random page views from when this was still an inactive account but still, that's a not insignificant amount of people who have decided to have a look at my account. Of course I have no way of knowing who exactly to thank, my watchers of course and probably a bunch of other random people passing through for one reason or another. Anyway though, I really appreciate the support, it means a lot to me that I've managed to reach so many of you with my weird little drawings and ideas! Not to mention the over 300 comments, nearly forty watchers, and well over 800 favorites.
As I've said before, I could've never dreamed of reaching this point back when I was just getting active in the fandom, even when I began posting art here I didn't really expect much of a turn out. Post a few pictures, get no attention, think my art was lackluster and never have the motivation to post again. Not only did people like my art, they liked it enough to come back day after day to see what I'd post next.
Again, thank all of you so very much for the amazing turn out and support these last several month, I don't know how well it comes across here but I really do mean it, a lot. Thank you.
~Kitter
To be fair here I did have a few random page views from when this was still an inactive account but still, that's a not insignificant amount of people who have decided to have a look at my account. Of course I have no way of knowing who exactly to thank, my watchers of course and probably a bunch of other random people passing through for one reason or another. Anyway though, I really appreciate the support, it means a lot to me that I've managed to reach so many of you with my weird little drawings and ideas! Not to mention the over 300 comments, nearly forty watchers, and well over 800 favorites.
As I've said before, I could've never dreamed of reaching this point back when I was just getting active in the fandom, even when I began posting art here I didn't really expect much of a turn out. Post a few pictures, get no attention, think my art was lackluster and never have the motivation to post again. Not only did people like my art, they liked it enough to come back day after day to see what I'd post next.
Again, thank all of you so very much for the amazing turn out and support these last several month, I don't know how well it comes across here but I really do mean it, a lot. Thank you.
~Kitter
Thank You
Posted 7 years agoI just felt like a thank you is in order to each and every one of you who has taken the time to view my art, favorite, comment, watch, and just in general show you care about it. I know I'm still not officially a big name or anything and my art doesn't really get that much press usually but still, I'm really grateful for what I do have.
I still remember seven years ago, discovering this community for the first time and being mesmerized by all it had to offer. Not for the sex, the fetishy material, but for the people and the passion they all had in what they did. I remember seeing stuff from people like Tavimunk or Marci McAdam, the big names in the community at the time, back when stuff was much smaller than it was now. I would sometimes imagine what it would be like to do art myself, have that kind of following and community, that feeling that people cared about what I cared about. Of course though, back then I was just a kid with an internet connection, no scanner, no markers or pens, didn't know the first thing about drawing stuff like this, all I knew was I liked it and it made me happy.
I was going through some hard times then, started having depression and anxiety for the first time in my life and the only thing that helped me was my internet connection and those scattered pages on DeviantArt. I could finally make sense of these strange interests and feelings I had been having for years, I had a community that I could come to for a pick me up when I was feeling down. I didn't feel alone, I didn't feel weird, I knew that I wasn't the only person in the world who liked these things. Things got better for me, I knew who I was and nobody could change that, I had something special and nobody could take it from me.
By the time 2014 came around I was out and proud about it, the community was growing and I watched as more and more people began to discover it and join, some bringing new art with them too. I began talking with a few people, getting active in the community for the first time. My issues came back again from time to time but they were nowhere near as intense or scary as they were before. I discovered some of my favorite furs that year, discovered my all time favorite artist and for the first time actually began to draw myself. Just funky little sketches on copy paper, pencil and marker, whatever I could get my hands on at the time. It didn't matter if they were pretty poor quality, I wouldn't ever dream of posting them, they were my secrets.
They stayed that way for some time too, I kept getting better and better until eventually I would've been alright with posting them for all to see online if I wasn't so scared. That fear is the reason you see all this really old art being posted, I would've been posting it two years ago but I was still too scared. Eventually though, my art got even better and my fears began to subside, still though, I didn't want to post it quite yet. Then, early this year I just threw all caution to the wind and began posting stuff and to my surprise, a few people actually liked it, I got favorites and a few comments, a couple people watched me and I just decided to keep posting as often as I could as a way to give back to the community for all it means to me.
That brings us to the present where 37 of you have cared enough to watch me, over 300 of you have given feedback, and nearly 800 of you have liked my stuff enough to favorite it. Almost 1000 of you have visited my pages and I'm sure I've got countless others lurking in the shadows, maybe even young furs like I started off as so many years ago.
This art, this whole community is deeply personal and special to me, it goes far beyond something I look at for kicks or pleasure. It's in my soul, my heart, all of my art is drawn out of pure love and passion, whenever I roleplay in real life the feeling it gives me is so blissfully comforting and innocently euphoric. I'm proud of who I am, proud of what I do and every one of you out there should feel the same way. To all of you out there, no matter if you're an accomplished artist with countless fans or just a silent kid with an internet connection, you matter and you're special. Be proud of who you are and never let anybody take that away from you.
I love you all, thank you so much for everything.
~Kitter
I still remember seven years ago, discovering this community for the first time and being mesmerized by all it had to offer. Not for the sex, the fetishy material, but for the people and the passion they all had in what they did. I remember seeing stuff from people like Tavimunk or Marci McAdam, the big names in the community at the time, back when stuff was much smaller than it was now. I would sometimes imagine what it would be like to do art myself, have that kind of following and community, that feeling that people cared about what I cared about. Of course though, back then I was just a kid with an internet connection, no scanner, no markers or pens, didn't know the first thing about drawing stuff like this, all I knew was I liked it and it made me happy.
I was going through some hard times then, started having depression and anxiety for the first time in my life and the only thing that helped me was my internet connection and those scattered pages on DeviantArt. I could finally make sense of these strange interests and feelings I had been having for years, I had a community that I could come to for a pick me up when I was feeling down. I didn't feel alone, I didn't feel weird, I knew that I wasn't the only person in the world who liked these things. Things got better for me, I knew who I was and nobody could change that, I had something special and nobody could take it from me.
By the time 2014 came around I was out and proud about it, the community was growing and I watched as more and more people began to discover it and join, some bringing new art with them too. I began talking with a few people, getting active in the community for the first time. My issues came back again from time to time but they were nowhere near as intense or scary as they were before. I discovered some of my favorite furs that year, discovered my all time favorite artist and for the first time actually began to draw myself. Just funky little sketches on copy paper, pencil and marker, whatever I could get my hands on at the time. It didn't matter if they were pretty poor quality, I wouldn't ever dream of posting them, they were my secrets.
They stayed that way for some time too, I kept getting better and better until eventually I would've been alright with posting them for all to see online if I wasn't so scared. That fear is the reason you see all this really old art being posted, I would've been posting it two years ago but I was still too scared. Eventually though, my art got even better and my fears began to subside, still though, I didn't want to post it quite yet. Then, early this year I just threw all caution to the wind and began posting stuff and to my surprise, a few people actually liked it, I got favorites and a few comments, a couple people watched me and I just decided to keep posting as often as I could as a way to give back to the community for all it means to me.
That brings us to the present where 37 of you have cared enough to watch me, over 300 of you have given feedback, and nearly 800 of you have liked my stuff enough to favorite it. Almost 1000 of you have visited my pages and I'm sure I've got countless others lurking in the shadows, maybe even young furs like I started off as so many years ago.
This art, this whole community is deeply personal and special to me, it goes far beyond something I look at for kicks or pleasure. It's in my soul, my heart, all of my art is drawn out of pure love and passion, whenever I roleplay in real life the feeling it gives me is so blissfully comforting and innocently euphoric. I'm proud of who I am, proud of what I do and every one of you out there should feel the same way. To all of you out there, no matter if you're an accomplished artist with countless fans or just a silent kid with an internet connection, you matter and you're special. Be proud of who you are and never let anybody take that away from you.
I love you all, thank you so much for everything.
~Kitter
Sleeper
Posted 7 years agoAt the moment I'm actually sewing myself a sleeper like the ones you see in my art (Big zipper, zipper tab, etc). Oh, and did I mention bright colors? And yes, before you ask there will be pictures.
Ask Me Stuff!
Posted 7 years agoI've tried doing this a few times before with no success so hopefully now with more watchers it'll be successful. Just as the title says, ask me stuff, I don't like being mysterious.
Update On Things
Posted 7 years agoHey, just felt like giving all my watchers and fans a little update on things, I hate being all distant and impersonal. Anyway, right now I've just been working on some more art and cleaning up older stuff to post here as well, I like making sure I post something every day as a way to thank you all. I know I may not always seem particularly personal or approachable, I know most probably won't read this but to those who do thank you, it really means a lot to me.
You know, being a furry is such a deeply personal, special thing to me. Whenever I'm wearing one of my outfits (Yes, I have real life clothes and furry things too!) I just feel so indescribably safe and happy. As I said, I've been doing this stuff for years at this point and it's never once gotten any less meaningful or comforting, it's something special. That's what I try to get across in my art, a little bit of that special feeling for you all to enjoy, I hope I'm doing a good job.
You know, being a furry is such a deeply personal, special thing to me. Whenever I'm wearing one of my outfits (Yes, I have real life clothes and furry things too!) I just feel so indescribably safe and happy. As I said, I've been doing this stuff for years at this point and it's never once gotten any less meaningful or comforting, it's something special. That's what I try to get across in my art, a little bit of that special feeling for you all to enjoy, I hope I'm doing a good job.
2012
Posted 7 years agoHard to believe it's already been over six years since I discovered I was a babyfur, I don't regret a single moment of it.
What do YOU want to see?
Posted 7 years agoOkay, so I noticed that lately I've had two things which kinda blew up (at least by my standards), Play Daze and my wetting sequence. So I just feel like asking, in addition to the stuff I already post what do all of you want to see more of. As I've said before, I feel like I have an obligation as an artist to maintain some level of appropriateness so no scat or explicit stuff and nothing that would take away from my goals as an artist. Aside from that though, fire away, let me know and I'll try my best to oblige.
Folders!
Posted 7 years agoYou can now sort my art by folders! Lisa, Rocco, Meeko, and Retrocub Stuff! Also, "Weasly" is now my featured submission as I think it gives a pretty good introduction/overview to the reason I do art and how emotional it is to me.
Fonts
Posted 7 years agoI really have an affinity for fonts, probably somewhat related to my love of aesthetics and organized design in general. I've actually got an old Letraset font book from the 80's which lists a whole bunch of nice mid-century era fonts, that's where I like finding new fonts and such to test out. Some of my favorites are the Apple designed Chicago font, some classic ones like Dom Casual or Cooper Black, and then of course some just plain weird ones like Frankfurter Highlight, conjures up images of 70's sticker albums.
Anyway, just a short little appreciation of fonts, fonts are neat. If you need some help making a drawing or graphic play around with some different fonts and color schemes.
Anyway, just a short little appreciation of fonts, fonts are neat. If you need some help making a drawing or graphic play around with some different fonts and color schemes.
Aesthetics...
Posted 7 years agoI love aesthetics and I pride myself on having a certain kind of aesthetic style, I've never been a big fan of artists who just do generic art with broad themes. "Babyfur", "Sissy", "Bondage", where it always has the same look, everything is pink or diapers are ridiculously thick, there's nothing special about that anymore in this day and age. I'm not an art critic though, everyone has the right to view and make what they like just as I do.
Personally my aesthetic kind of plays off the fact that I do all my art traditionally and naturally there will be little errors and mistakes from time to time, kind of like film grain in 16mm home movies or cracks and pops on a vinyl record. Errors make things organic, human, natural feeling as opposed to having things be 100% on model, lines drawn and redrawn time and time again with a Wacom. Of course I try my best to make everything clear and precise but if there's a slight curve in a line or bleed over from my ink I'll leave it as long as it doesn't detract from the art itself.
As for the content of the art, I take heavy, heavy influences from 70's childhoods, as I've stated before I like to call it the "Free To Be" kind of look. Scruffy, playful, not topical or overly focused on diapers or fetishy stuff (At least not intentionally). I've got too many influences to name, old television shows, music, even a few furry artists out there who I like. Not to mention myself, what I like and find my drawn to. Things I like to do when I'm roleplaying or just things I think my characters may like, things I half remember seeing years ago, even some stuff I remember from my own childhood if it fits within the context of everything else.
Personally my aesthetic kind of plays off the fact that I do all my art traditionally and naturally there will be little errors and mistakes from time to time, kind of like film grain in 16mm home movies or cracks and pops on a vinyl record. Errors make things organic, human, natural feeling as opposed to having things be 100% on model, lines drawn and redrawn time and time again with a Wacom. Of course I try my best to make everything clear and precise but if there's a slight curve in a line or bleed over from my ink I'll leave it as long as it doesn't detract from the art itself.
As for the content of the art, I take heavy, heavy influences from 70's childhoods, as I've stated before I like to call it the "Free To Be" kind of look. Scruffy, playful, not topical or overly focused on diapers or fetishy stuff (At least not intentionally). I've got too many influences to name, old television shows, music, even a few furry artists out there who I like. Not to mention myself, what I like and find my drawn to. Things I like to do when I'm roleplaying or just things I think my characters may like, things I half remember seeing years ago, even some stuff I remember from my own childhood if it fits within the context of everything else.
Fellow Retrocubs, Please Speak Up
Posted 7 years agoHey, I don't know if anyone has noticed but lately I've been somewhat depressed and lonely, you can see it in my descriptions a bit and of course my story "Weasely" which is basically an allegory for the way I feel a lot of the time. Anyway, if you're a fan of my content you probably know a bit of the concept of what I've dubbed "Retrocubs", I even dedicated a whole group to the idea. Retro styled, warm and fuzzy kind of stuff, personally I just find that kind of thing to be incredibly endearing and heartwarming. It's one of the reasons messy art isn't in my galley and also why wetting is quite rare to see as well. With the exception of my older art I'm posting for curious fans who want to see my evolution Retrocub art is really my sole genre, it's what I'm passionate about and there's far too little of it out there.
I'm not gonna pretend to know why this stuff effects me so much, why this whole "Free To Be...You And Me" attitude of the 70's makes me all fuzzy and nostalgic, it just does. And listen, I'm not one of those people who says "Things were better back in such and such time" or "I was born in the wrong era", etc, that's not what this is about at all. I'm not gonna sit back and say "The 70's were so much better!", every decade has its ups and downs. But that's not what this is about, I don't want to make this stuff all politicized, my art is meant to bring people together regardless of who they are. What I'm trying to say is, Rocco and the idea, the reasoning behind him is incredibly special and personal to me. I don't know why, I just hold a special connection to the childhoods of that era.
And this brings us back to the reasons I've been so depressed lately. I feel really alone as a Retrocub, I struggle to find others who feel the same way I do about this stuff, I really haven't found any discussions about it or people who feel similarly. I don't know if it's just a niche thing since most kidfurs/babyfurs base their fursonas off their own childhoods and there's not a lot of older babyfurs who were kids in the 60s-70s? Maybe it's because people don't really like warm and fuzzy, heartwarming stuff as much as messy or erotica art? I just don't know but it's really been bothering me lately.
I guess what I'm asking in all of this is, if you're a retrocub, please let me know I'm not alone.
I'm not gonna pretend to know why this stuff effects me so much, why this whole "Free To Be...You And Me" attitude of the 70's makes me all fuzzy and nostalgic, it just does. And listen, I'm not one of those people who says "Things were better back in such and such time" or "I was born in the wrong era", etc, that's not what this is about at all. I'm not gonna sit back and say "The 70's were so much better!", every decade has its ups and downs. But that's not what this is about, I don't want to make this stuff all politicized, my art is meant to bring people together regardless of who they are. What I'm trying to say is, Rocco and the idea, the reasoning behind him is incredibly special and personal to me. I don't know why, I just hold a special connection to the childhoods of that era.
And this brings us back to the reasons I've been so depressed lately. I feel really alone as a Retrocub, I struggle to find others who feel the same way I do about this stuff, I really haven't found any discussions about it or people who feel similarly. I don't know if it's just a niche thing since most kidfurs/babyfurs base their fursonas off their own childhoods and there's not a lot of older babyfurs who were kids in the 60s-70s? Maybe it's because people don't really like warm and fuzzy, heartwarming stuff as much as messy or erotica art? I just don't know but it's really been bothering me lately.
I guess what I'm asking in all of this is, if you're a retrocub, please let me know I'm not alone.
500 Favorites!
Posted 7 years agoApparently people liked my art enough to favorite it over 500 times! I cannot overstate just how much it means when you all favorite, comment, and watch me, I feel honored to bring joy to you all through my art. A year ago I could have never imagined that enough people would like the escapades of a little raccoon boy from the 70's to get me to this point. To everyone out there, be you 12 or 62, thank you from the bottom of my heart!
In Regards To My Story
Posted 7 years agoThat's what I feel like as a kidfur, a retrocub, a person. I feel alone and lost most of the time, like I'm weird for feeling the way I do, for finding nostalgia in an era long before I was even thought of. I don't do this art because it's sexual or arousing to me, I do it because it's so deeply special and emotional to me. Some nights I lie awake in bed tossing and turning with these thoughts swirling in my head, sometimes I go for walks late at night pondering things, wondering.
Questions?
Posted 7 years agoHaven't posted a journal in a while so here's a really unique and not at all tired idea, ask me questions.
Free To Be...You And Me
Posted 7 years agoAfter hearing about it online a few times I finally decided to go ahead and listen to this album yesterday, more out of curiosity than anything. Let me tell you though, coming from a guy who's never listened to children's music in his life before, if you're a babyfur, kidfur, or littlefur (Especially if you're a Retro Cub!) you should give it a shot. Even just the title track by The New Seekers made me feel all warm and fuzzy, not many things make me feel that way.
FA+
